Electrons & Oxidation

Nuclear

Radioactive

No

Media

Description

Tasteless, colorless, odorless gas. The most abundant element in the universe. Tenth most abundant element in the earth's crust.

Uses

Most hydrogen is used in the production of ammonia. Also used in balloons and in metal refining. Also used as fuel in rockets. Its two heavier isotopes are: deuterium (D) and tritium (T) used respectively for nuclear fission and fusion.

Sources

Commercial quantities are produced by reacting superheated steam with methane or carbon. In lab work from reaction of metals with acid solutions or electrolysis.

Pronounciation (English)

HI-dreh-jen

Translations

Afrikaans

Waterstof

Aragonese

Idrochén

العربية

هيدروجين

Armãneashte

Hidroghenu

asturianu

Hidróxenu

azərbaycan dili

Hidrogen

български

Водород

বাংলা

হাইড্রোজেন

brezhoneg

Hidrogen

bosanski

Vodonik

Byelorussian

Вадарод

Cebuano

Hidrógeno

čeština

Vodík

Chuvash

Водород

Cymraeg

Hidrogen

dansk

Hydrogen, Brint

Deutsch

Wasserstoff

Ελληνικά

Ύδρογονο

English

Hydrogen

esperanto

Hidrogeno

español

Hidrógeno

eesti

Vesinik

euskara

Hidrogenoa

فارسی

هیدروژن

suomi

Vety

føroyskt

Vatnevni, Vetni

français

Hydrogène

furlan

Idrogjen

West-Frysk

Wetterstof

Gaeilge

Hidrigin

Gàidhlig

Hidrigin

galego

Hidróxeno

ગુજરાતી

હાઈડ્રોજન

Gaelg

Hiddragien

Hakka Chinese

Khîn (氫)

עברית

מימן

हिन्दी

हाइड्रोजन

hrvatski

Vodik

magyar

Hidrogén

հայերեն

Ջրածին

Indonesia

Hidrogen

íslenska

Vetni, ²Vatnsefni

italiano

Idrogeno

日本語

水素

ქართული

წყალბადი

کٲشُر

Wòdzyk

қазақ тілі

Сутек

한국어

수소

Kurdish

Hîdrojen

Komi

Вачужысь

kernewek

Hydrojen

кыргызча

Суутек

Latin

Hydrogenium

Lëtzebuergesch

Waasserstoff

Lombard

Idrògen

lingála

Idrojɛ́ní

lietuvių

Vandenilis

latviešu

Ūdeņradis

Mari

Вӱдеж

Maori

Hauwai

македонски

Водород

മലയാളം

ഹൈഡ്രജന്‍

монгол

Устөрөгч

Мокшан

Ведиль

Bahasa Melayu

Hidrogen

Malti

Ħajdroġin, ²Idroġenu

Nahuatl

Āyōcoxqui

Nederlands

Waterstof

norsk

Hydrogen

Occitan

Idrogèn

ирон

Донгуыр

polski

Wodór

português

Hidrogéno

Runasimi

Yakuchaq, ²Idruhinu

română

Hidrogen

русский

Водород

slovenčina

Vodík

slovenščina

Vodik

Samoan

Watraskotriki

Samogitian

Ondenėlis

shqip

Hidrogjen

српски

Водоник

Southern Sotho

Haetrotsene, Sehlolametsi

svenska

Väte

Kiswahili

Hidrojeni

தமிழ்

ஐதரசன்

Tajik

Ҳидроген

ไทย

ไฮโดรเจน

Türkçe

Hidrojen

ئۇيغۇرچە

ھىدروگېن

українська

Водень

o‘zbek

Vodorod

Tiếng Việt

Hyđrô, Hiđro

Võro

Vesinik

中文

氫

History

Discovered In

1766

Discovered By

Henry Cavendish

Discovered At

London, England

Word Origin

From the Greek words "hydro" and "genes" meaning "water" and "generator"